Metro: Beaverton Upsets Jesuit 56-45, Southridge Wins Title

<!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Southridge, Jesuit, and Beaverton finish First, Second, and Third in the Metro League, earning automatic bids to the 6A Playoffs</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><br>The Beaverton Beavers crushed the Metro League title hopes of the No. 6-ranked Jesuit Crusaders with a 56-45 home upset on the final game day of the 6A regular season on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>On the same night, the Southridge Skyhawks defeated the Mountainside Mavericks 70-38 to win the league title outright.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/box-score {"name":"acf/box-score","data":{"game":["1482962"],"_game":"field_6a1b2c3d4e5f7"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-69a4820b46997"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After a back-and-forth first half between Beaverton and Jesuit, the Crusaders jumped to a 10-point lead halfway through the third quarter. But the Beavers responded with a 22-3 run that continued into the fourth, culminating in bonus free throws to close out the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Beaverton locked down on defense late in the third and drew on the energy from the raucous student section to hold Jesuit to just 6 points in the fourth.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DVUhFlykvYR/?img_index=1","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/DVUhFlykvYR/?img_index=1 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>It was a huge victory for a short-sided Beaverton team that was down two key players—junior point guard [player_tooltip player_id='832048' first='Dara' last='Oluwafemi'] and senior power forward [player_tooltip player_id='556727' first='London' last='Bologoff']—due to season-ending injuries. Bologoff recently announced her commitment to UC Santa Cruz.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1015768' first='Mila' last='Watson'] continued to step up and led the Beavers with 18 points, including 10 game-changing points in the final frame. Watson got downhill in the halfcourt and finished at the rim, high off the glass. She netted a baseline floater for the go-ahead points in the fourth quarter. Up by 6 points with 2 minutes left in the game, and three seconds left on the shot clock, Watson hit a dagger three-pointer. With 1:05 remaining, she split bonus free throws to put Beaverton ahead by 10 points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior forwards [player_tooltip player_id='925981' first='Ruby' last='Foord'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1312935' first='Ashlyn' last='Hicks'] added 12 and 11 points, respectively, for the Beavers. Both were strong drivers and finished tough takes inside. Foord finished a fantastic reverse layup around the outstretched arms of 6-foot-5 [player_tooltip player_id='1013188' first='Ceanna' last='Forney'] to put the Beavers ahead by 3 points late in the fourth quarter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior power forward [player_tooltip player_id='1223843' first='Alexia' last='Braden'] battled inside and neutralized Jesuit's frontcourt. Braden scored 7 points for the Beavers and held Forney to 7 points and Dulcie Cleeland to zero points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jesuit freshman point guard [player_tooltip player_id='1264926' first='Sam' last='Harris'] scored a game-high 22 points. Harris was a consistent scorer through four quarters. She netted three three-pointers, finished at the rim, and got to the line.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Five Metro League Teams Earn Playoff Berths</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southridge, Jesuit, and Beaverton finished first, second, and third, respectively, in the Metro League, earning automatic bids to the 6A playoffs, a 32-team field.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>In the first round of the playoffs, on Wednesday, No. 7 Southridge hosts No. 26 Roseburg, No. 8 Jesuit hosts No. 25 Cleveland, and No. 14 Beaverton hosts No. 19 Lincoln.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fellow Metro League teams Mountainside and Westview earned at-large bids to the playoffs. No. 20 Mountainside goes to No. 13 Clackamas, and No. 30 Westview goes to No. 3 Benson.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.osaa.org/demo/activities/gbx/teams-leagues">OSAA 6A Teams &amp; Leagues</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://www.osaa.org/demo/activities/gbx/brackets">OSAA 6A Playoff Bracket</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->